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City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing 'snail shell' after major explosive outburstFollowing a massive cryovolcanic eruption, the mysterious Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has been morphed into a giant spiral and is now shining 100 times brighter than normal.
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Lucky few to see 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over Antarctica on Feb. 17This month's new moon brings an annular (or "ring of fire") solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of Antarctica.
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How long do most planets last?Planets are born, and they can also "die." So what's the lifespan of a typical planet?
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'Runaway' black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe's storyRecent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe.
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Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLASComet Wierzchoś, also known as C/2024 E1, is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest point to Earth next week. But experts predict it will eventually be thrown out of the solar system forever, just like the "alien" comet 3I/ATLAS.
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NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLASNASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.
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The earliest black holes in the universe may still be with us, surprising study claimsThe earliest black holes in the universe may not have disappeared from Hawking radiation after all, new research hints. Instead, they fed on the energy of the ancient cosmos to grow supermassive.
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Strange rocky world found lurking on the edge of 'inside out' planetary systemAstronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.
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Radio signal discovered at the center of our galaxy could put Einstein's relativity to the testScientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, near a supermassive black hole.
